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Continuation of Services throughout the Period of Performance The ROAP funds should be managed so that services can be continuously provided during the entire twelve months of the grant cycle. It may be necessary to restrict ROAP services to make the funds last. No additional ROAP funds will be available from the state. The county or eligible authority should budget local funding to avoid discontinuation of any ROAP funded service. The county must notify the assigned Mobility Development Specialist in writing if any ROAP funded service is discontinued because all the funds have been spent before the end of the period of performance. If RGP funded services are discontinued before June 30 by the Community Transit System, and the county does not provide additional funds to continue the service(s), it will be assumed that the transit system is no longer providing general public service. In this case, the Community Transit System will not be reimbursed for any FTA Section 5311 and /or state CTP funded expenses incurred after the RGP services are discontinued. Passenger Fares Sub - recipients of the ROAP funds may charge passengers a fare for EDTAP, EMPL, or RGP funded services. PTD encourages Community Transportation Systems and agencies to keep fares reasonable so as to encourage ridership. Any fares collected for services will be retained by the transportation program and must be used to meet the matching requirement of a program or to provide additional trips or transportation services. Transferring Funds Between ROAP Programs EDTAP and RGP funds cannot be transferred to any other ROAP program. Counties or eligible authorities can transfer EMPL funds, all or in part, to the EDTAP and /or RGP programs. The EMPL funds must be transferred to the Community Transportation System if 1. The county finance director or the executive director of an eligible authority determines that any subrecipient of EMPL funds has spent 33% or less of their EMPL allocation by December 31st, OR 2. The county finance officer or eligible authority's executive director determines anytime after December 31S that any unexpended EMPL funds will not be needed for employment transportation from then until the end of the fiscal year. Once the funds are transferred to the Community Transportation System, the system will decide whether the funds will be transferred to EDTAP or RGP or used for employment transportation based on their predicted service demands. The transfer of any funds must be reported in the ROAP reports. Instead of transferring EMPL funds, ROAP recipients and their community transit systems should strategize ways of accommodating the public's work schedules by operating different hours, creating stops at the community colleges or universities, at JobLink Centers, Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment Security and /or offering voucher programs. In times of high unemployment, consider the people who need transportation to job interviews and re- training. EMPL funds that are transferred to another program assume the requirements of the program to which they are transferred. Any funds transferred from the EMPL program to the RGP program will have the same matching requirements as any other RGP funds. Additionally, EMPL funds transferred to RGP must be sub - allocated to the Community Transportation System The county or eligible authority is responsible for billing their sub - recipients for any unspent funds. Attachment number 1 G -1 Page 75